Canvas on Campus Workshops
Representatives from Canvas will be on campus August 3-5, 2026, to provide in-depth training with hands-on opportunities. You can view the full schedule and session agendas below, as well as register for the sessions. If you have any questions about the training or registration, please email citl@tntech.edu.
In order to access the registration form, you will need to be logged in to your TN Tech account within Microsoft Teams.
August 3, 2026
- Session 1: Canvas Essentials
Canvas Essentials
8:00 AM-9:15 AM | LIB 112
Get a guided introduction to the core features of Canvas. This session will help you understand the layout, navigate key tools, and quickly find where everything lives so you can get started with confidence.
Agenda
- Global Navigation
- Course Navigation and Content
- Assignments and Assessments
- Grading and Feedback
- Session 2: Canvas Course Flow using Modules
Canvas Course Flow using Modules
9:30 AM-11:00 AM | LIB 112
Explore using Modules to organize and deliver content in Canvas. This session will help you create and manage modules, leverage progress tracking tools, and structure student access to course materials to support a clear and engaging learning experience.
Agenda
- What and Why
- Creating Modules
- Adding Content to Modules
- Managing Modules
- Structuring Content Delivery
- Wrap Up
- Session 3: Canvas Assignments
Canvas Assignments
12:00 PM-1:00 PM | LIB 112
Explore Canvas Assignments to help meet pedagogical goals and encourage student engagement and interaction.
Agenda
- What and Why
- Assignment Index Page
- Creating Assignments
- Assignment Helps
- Wrap Up
- Session 4: Canvas Grading and Feedback
Canvas Grading and Feedback
1:15 PM-2:30 PM | LIB 112
Explore Canvas’ grading and feedback tools, including how to navigate the Gradebook, use SpeedGrader to review student work, and manage scoring policies. Learn practical ways to streamline your workflow, provide meaningful feedback, and track student progress with confidence.
Agenda
- What and Why
- SpeedGrader
- Canvas Gradebook
- Wrap Up
August 4, 2026
- Session 1: Canvas Content Creation
Canvas Content Creation
8:00 AM-9:15 AM | LIB 112
Explore Canvas’s Rich Content Editor (RCE), the primary tool for building course content. This session will help you create engaging pages, announcements, assignments, discussions, quizzes, and more while practicing how to add links, images, media, and documents. Along the way, you’ll learn best practices for formatting, accessibility, and content design.
Agenda
- What and Why
- Building Course Content with the Rich Content Editor (RCE)
- Announcements
- Wrap Up
- Session 2: Canvas New Quizzes and Item Banks
Canvas New Quizzes and Item Banks
9:30 AM-11:00 AM | LIB 112
Explore Canvas’ Quizzing features and functions, including how to leverage Item Banks (Question Libraries) and how to make adjustments to accommodate diverse learner needs.
Agenda
- What and Why
- Getting Started with New Quizzes
- New Quiz Settings
- Building Questions
- Item Banks
- Accommodations and Reports
- Wrap Up
- Sessions 3 & 4: Work Time in Courses and Q&A
Work Time and Q&A
12:00 PM-2:30 PM | LIB 112
Theses sessions provide a time for hands-on practice and work in your Canvas courses while receiving guidance and answers to your questions along the way. Leave with meaningful progress on your course and greater confidence in using Canvas tools and features.
August 5, 2026
- Enhanced Rubrics
Enhanded Rubrics
8:30-10:00 AM | LIB 112
This 75-minute training session will explore the functionalities of Enhanced Rubrics, covering their creation, implementation across assignments, discussions, and quizzes, and utilization for student self-assessment. Participants will learn how to enable, import, and download enhanced rubrics, and understand their impact on both the instructor's SpeedGrader experience and the student's view of results and grades. Resource Guides can be found in our community.
- Canvas Portfolios
Canvas Portfolios
10:15-11:45 AM | LIB 112
This session will cover an overview of the portfolio options available in Canvas, and explore both Showcase Portfolios for learner-driven storytelling and Evaluation Portfolios for structured assessment. You’ll learn how each tool can be used to collect evidence, encourage reflection, and demonstrate growth and achievement over time.
Agenda
- What and Why
- Showcase Portfolios
- Evaluation Portfolios
- Portfolio Helps
- Wrap Up
- Mobile Apps: Teacher and Student
Mobile Apps: Teacher and Student
1:00 PM-2:15 PM | LIB 112
Get an introduction to the Canvas mobile apps and discover how they can support teaching and learning on the go. This session will help you navigate the Canvas Teacher app for accessing content and providing feedback, while also exploring the features available in the Canvas Student and Observer apps.
Agenda
- What and Why
- Getting Started
- Accessing Content
- Grading & Feedback
- Student App and Observer App
- Wrap Up
- Outcomes and Competencies for Admins
Outcomes and Competencies for Administration
2:30-3:30 PM | LIB 112
This session is intended for Department Chairs, School Directors, and Dean. During this session, we will help you learn to manage Outcomes and Competencies at the account level in Canvas, create and upload Outcomes, align them with rubrics, and connect them to assessments across your institution. You’ll also explore rubric scoring in SpeedGrader, Learning Mastery Gradebook functionality, and key reporting tools available to administrators.Please NoteThis training session is an informative session for department and school leadership. Additional offerings and information for general faculty sessions will be available at a later date.
Agenda
- What and Why
- Account Outcomes/Competencies/Standards
- Account and Course Rubrics
- The Course Learning Mastery Gradebook & Reports
- Wrap Up